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8pm, March 15-19 Three respectable Victorian couples, all old friends who married on the same day in the same chapel, come together to celebrate their silver anniversaries. But to their horror they discover they were never legally married at all, forcing a complete reappraisal of their marriages – to make things worse their distress and upset is all played out in front of the unblinking lens of a local photographer. J.B. Priestley hated what he regarded as the smugness and […]

The South London Theatre is one of the most friendly amateur/ repertory theatres in London. More than twenty shows a year says it all! We are currently not in our usual venue in West Norwood, but have been re housed in Stanley Halls, South Norwood, for at least the next couple of years. It’s an amazing historically interesting venue. Two excellent theatre spaces. However, we have a bit of a dilemma, many new comers who visit our site, are only […]

Anton Krause, director of Stones In His Pockets by Marie Jones, is thrilled to announce his cast: Charlie – Charles Doyle Jake – Guy Jones Rehearsals begin on February 14. Tickets go on sale later this week.

Those of you based in West Norwood will have seen that the Old Fire Station is now currently being protected by Camelot Security Services. SLT decided to use Camelot’s services after an incident when the theatre was broken into last year. The break-in was discovered by Bryon Fear & Charlotte Benstead on the morning of December 1st, when Bryon realised he could not gain access to the building. They alerted the police immediately who responded swiftly and arrested the intruders within […]

Congratulations to Jeanette Hoile and her raffle team on the news that their sterling efforts selling nightly raffle tickets at our shows have made SLT a profit in 2015 of just shy of £2000, the highest for any year since Jeanette took over in 2006. Jeanette has made the most of donations this year, together with maximising our increasing audience numbers, especially for Oliver! Our thanks go to Jeanette and the team for this great result – and of course […]

Kelly-Kim Cranstoun, director of our February production is proud to announce the following cast for Stephen Berkoff’s East: Sylv – Olivia James Les – Frank McHugh Mike – Elliot Warren Dad – Jenny Mclaughlin Mum – Jardine King Kelly-Kim and her cast & crew are looking forward to working with three SLT newcomers; Olivia, Frank and Elliot who we are thrilled to welcome to the SLT family. Rehearsals begin on January 3. Tickets will go on sale mid January.

No one doubts that SLT’s temporary move to the Stanley Halls is an exciting time of change. While those of us helping to run the company endeavour to offer the opportunities that the Old Fire Station gave us – not least, a varied programme of productions and social events – we appreciate that many members are keen to embrace the new. As we get used to our new home, SLT is launching an initiative to establish fertile ground for new […]

8pm, February 23-27 East is an elegy for the ‘energetic waste’ of youth. Set in the East End in the late 1960s – the London of Berkoff’s own adolescence – this verse play is at once a celebration and critique of the performance of masculinity. Les and Mike are perpetually on the hunt for a fight or a woman. Arrogant and amoral, they live for the spilling of bodily fluids. Dad simmers in a constant brew of suppressed rage and nostalgia […]

This Christmas, SLT brings Lionel Bart’s much loved musical to Stanley Halls. Dickens’ novel comes to life as we take audiences on a wild adventure through Victorian England, as Orphaned Oliver navigates London’s underworld of theft and violence, searching for a home, a family, and – most importantly – love. With spirited, timeless songs like ‘As Long as He Needs Me’, ‘Food Glorious Food’ and ‘Where is Love?’, Oliver! is a musical classic! Director: Lee Ridgeway Assistant Director: Kay George […]